Nicaragua vs Suriname: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Nicaragua
2.17
in 2023
Suriname
2.18
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
97th
Suriname rank
95th

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Suriname
0246195019862023

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 2.18 against 2.17 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Suriname ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 97th and Suriname ranks 95th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Suriname Difference Ahead
1950s 5.04 5.42 0.3832 Suriname
1960s 5.44 5.53 0.0878 Suriname
1970s 5.34 4.24 1.1 Nicaragua
1980s 4.74 3.37 1.36 Nicaragua
1990s 3.6 2.81 0.7862 Nicaragua
2000s 2.69 2.69 0.0004 Suriname
2010s 2.38 2.46 0.0764 Suriname
2020s 2.2 2.21 0.0098 Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to, Nicaragua or Suriname?
Suriname, at 2.18 against 2.17 in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Nicaragua and Suriname?
0.01, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Suriname?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Suriname rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Nicaragua ranks 97th and Suriname ranks 95th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed